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About Foodies You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us! We are one of NZ’s biggest companies, you just don’t know it, because in true Kiwi style we are humble about it (apart from right now maybe)! Our purpose built offices close to Auckland Airport is home to New Zealand’s largest Distribution Centre and our Support Centre where our team of 1000 people strong, all strive towards becoming one of the most customer driven retailers in the world.About the role Working across our Retail Banners, you’ll provide expert knowledge across the Meat Category. Influencing and engaging a range of stakeholders, you’ll drive sales and performance across the Category. You’ll play a key role in selling meat into our stores.With a true strategic mind-set, you’ll take on a senior role in the team; determining and achieving strategic goals through:· Effective category planning and forecasting· Managing supplier relationships· Negotiating pricing and promotional activities· Managing customer focused product ranging and product maintenanceAbout youWith a commercial mind-set you’ll have an in-depth understanding of Category/Account Management in FMCG or retail, ideally in Meat/Butchery. Passionate about selling meat into or stores, you’ll have experience in selling fresh product into retail. Not afraid to get into the detail you’ll work collaboratively and effectively to plan, organise and operate the category ensuring we’re reaching and hitting our targets, unlocking growth and using customer insights. Keys to your success in the role will also include: · Strong understanding and/or a real passion for Meat · An analytical way of thinking with and an affinity for the numbers · Methodical approach to managing the administration of a large category A pivotal role in the team this is an opportunity to shine and take on a large and complex category for the Foodies Banner stores.What’s in it for youIn return, we offer a competitive salary package including a discount at our supermakets, fully subsidised health insurance, flexible working so you get the most out of life, free parking, participation in the company superannuation fund, birthday leave and long service leave! We also offer lots of learning and development opportunities to grow your career. Experience awesome. Achieve Awesome. Be awesomely you.
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity amp; Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome applications from you all regardless of who you are or what you do. We welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whanau, but most importantly we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.
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